In this April 7, 2011 file photo, Turkish soldiers stand guard during a ceremony at the entrance of the memorial site of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of Osman I. (AP Photo/ Ministry of Foresty and Waters, File)

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Turkey is today weighing whether to join the fight against ISIS. As the AP explains, the country's parliament is debating a motion that would grant the government new powers to launch military operations targeting ISIS in Syria and Iraq; it also would allow for the use of Turkish bases by foreign troops. Though two parties are opposing the bill, it's expected to pass, and CNN shares what could be a motivating factor: an ancient tomb located in Syria. It is said to house the remains of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

As CNN reports, the tomb is incredibly dear to Turkey, which, as part of the 1921 Treaty of Ankara, gained possession of it, though it's not within Turkish borders. The semiofficial Turkish news agency's report on today's vote notes that the tomb's increasing vulnerability is listed as a motive in today's motion. (As of yesterday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had denied reports that ISIS had the site surrounded.) Should the motion pass, it's unclear what intervention will follow. "Don't expect any immediate steps," warned the country's defense minister.

I really don't understand these sectarian groups. The whole region venerates and reveres their dead, and yet radical factions keep destroying them. ISIL in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in Mali, and Al Nusra in Yemen. If your trying to draw support from moderate Muslims why would they go about doing this stuff? I guess when you have god on your side you don't need good PR or strategy.